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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2001
Yuji Awashima, Abiko, JP;
Masaaki Kawabata, Chita-gun, JP;
Yuji Nakashima, Aki-gun, JP;
Masahiro Itabashi, Yokohama, JP;
Kenji Kochi, Kure, JP;
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a holding apparatus for a floating hose which holds the floating hose which is provided with a floating unit when the floating hose is not used. The holding apparatus for a floating hose comprises a hose lifting device which lifts up the floating hose on the floating unit; a hose dividing device which divides the floating hose into a plurality of hose segments; a hose transfer device which transfers the hose segments; and a hose rack which holds the hose segments which were transferred by the hose transfer device. Furthermore, the apparatus further comprises a flange holding device which holds the end of the floating hose when the floating unit is not required to be entirely lifted on the floating unit, and a connector which connects the end of the floating hose to the receptacle of the floating unit.